Data breach reports up, led by financial sector: Canadian privacy czar report
The annual report of the federal privacy commissioner also notes failures of a company in a ransomw
Ransomware is now a crisis, financial conference told
At the SIBOS 2023 conference in Toronto a ransomware panel discussed the need for resiliency, table top exercises and the role of corporate management in cyb
Salesforce announces 3,300 hires
Salesforce has announced hiring 3,300 people across various departments. The new hires will be split roughly equally among sales, engineering, and those working on the company’s data cloud product. The hiring spree comes just months after Salesforce laid off 10% of its workforce in a restructuring effort. However, CEO Marc Benioff says the company is […]
Joby Aviation to invest $500M in new air taxi factory in Ohio
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced that it will invest up to $500 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio. The new facility will be the company’s first serial production location, and is expected to produce up to 500 aircraft per year by 2025. […]
U.S. Justice Department objects to Google advertising price secrecy
The U.S. Justice Department is objecting to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust trial under way in Washington. The government is seeking to show that Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance in online search. […]
TikTok to track employee attendance with new tool
TikTok is requiring its employees to return to the office at least three days per week starting in October. To further enforce its new policy, TikTok is implementing a new tool called MyRTO. This tool will track employee attendance by monitoring badge swipes. Any employees who are found to be absent on a day when […]
T2 rebrands with new name and features
Pebble, a new social media platform that launched in early 2023, has rebranded itself with a new name and features. The platform, which was originally called T2, is now available at pebble.is. The company explained the name change in a message to its users, saying that it wanted a name that was “more unique and […]
Amazon Prime Day to return in October
Amazon has announced that its second Prime Day sale of the year, Prime Big Deal Days, will take place on October 10-11. The 48-hour event will offer exclusive savings for Amazon Prime subscribers on a wide range of products, including electronics, fashion, home goods, and more. Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is similar to the […]
Spotify calls for faster regulatory action on Apple’s App Store practices
Spotify has called on governments around the world to move faster to crack down on Apple’s App Store restrictions, saying that the company’s “artificial constraints” are stifling innovation and harming consumers. In a blog post, Spotify’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, Dustee Jenkins, said that Apple’s practices are denying consumers the ability to choose for themselves, […]
Competition and Markets Authority unveils principles for responsible AI
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out seven principles to guide the development and deployment of foundation models, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) system that is used to create many generative AI use cases. CMA’s guidelines encompass seven fundamental principles for companies engaged in building foundation models. They emphasize accountability, ensuring […]
